K. C. Karuppanan: the career, year by year
- Assembly win
- Office held
- 1972
Entered politics; he was the AIADMK's branch secretary at Kattuvalasu until 1993.
- 1998
Became the AIADMK's union secretary for Bhavani.
- May 2001
Won Bhavani for the AIADMK, by 32,859 votes over the Puthiya Needhi Katchi.
- May 2006
Lost Bhavani as the AIADMK's candidate, by 5,103 votes to the PMK.
- 19 May 2016
Won Bhavani for the AIADMK, by 24,887 votes over the DMK.
- May 2016
Became Minister for Environment in Jayalalithaa's 2016 ministry, his first ministerial post.
- Feb 2017
Kept Environment in Edappadi K. Palaniswami's cabinet.
- 2 May 2021
Won Bhavani for the AIADMK, by 22,523 votes over the DMK.
- 4 May 2026
Won Bhavani for the AIADMK (polling was on 23 April).
See the full 2026 result